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December 7, 2016
Where to Draw the Line: Book Illustrations, It's Not Just for Kids
While childrens' stories are beautifully illustrated, it seems that book illustrations have gone out of fashion for adult fiction. It would be nice to bring them back again.
In the past they were used, in part, for the benefit of any illiterate readers, which there were more of at the time. My favorites are the illustrations for Jane Austen's novels by Hugh Thomson and C.E. Brock. They really captured the essence of her characters.
I will be illustrating my upcoming novel series, Mr. Austen and later Kate Hawkins.
I think book illustrations contribute a certain feel to a story.
So, let's bring back illustrations to adult fiction and don't let the kids have all the fun!
In the past they were used, in part, for the benefit of any illiterate readers, which there were more of at the time. My favorites are the illustrations for Jane Austen's novels by Hugh Thomson and C.E. Brock. They really captured the essence of her characters.
I will be illustrating my upcoming novel series, Mr. Austen and later Kate Hawkins.
I think book illustrations contribute a certain feel to a story.
So, let's bring back illustrations to adult fiction and don't let the kids have all the fun!
November 1, 2016
A Real Character
I think the heart of any good story starts with the characters. And everything else builds around them. The plot follows where they go.
Usually when I start a story it is the main character who comes to me first, then the other ones after that. Then I find the story forms itself based on what drives the characters.
For example, the story I am working on now, Mr. Austen, the character himself, Mr. Austen popped into my head. Then I saw him liking Jane Austen, and becoming a romance writer incognito after a difficult divorce. He's a real character--every pun intended! But he came to mind first before anything else.
I also believe that characters should seem real, in that they can reflect something in human nature that is in all of us. That they could be someone we could actually meet. And by that the story itself could be something we could relate to. And we ourselves can become part of the story.--L.P. Kirkbride
Usually when I start a story it is the main character who comes to me first, then the other ones after that. Then I find the story forms itself based on what drives the characters.
For example, the story I am working on now, Mr. Austen, the character himself, Mr. Austen popped into my head. Then I saw him liking Jane Austen, and becoming a romance writer incognito after a difficult divorce. He's a real character--every pun intended! But he came to mind first before anything else.
I also believe that characters should seem real, in that they can reflect something in human nature that is in all of us. That they could be someone we could actually meet. And by that the story itself could be something we could relate to. And we ourselves can become part of the story.--L.P. Kirkbride
October 9, 2016
The Blog's the Thing
This is my initial blog about my blog so to speak. I will be posting a monthly blog about writing in general and where I am at with my writing--what I'm working on presently and what's new and up and coming. I look forward to sharing my writing with you! L.P. Kirkbride
